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Officials discuss the project at Linden and Casitas Pass in Carpinteria. From left are Gregg Hart, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments chair and Second District county supervisor; Caltrans District 5 director Tim Gubbins; Carpinteria Mayor Wade Nomura and First District supervisor Das Williams.
Linden, Casitas Pass project completed Traffic can proceed today on Highway 101 project in Carpinteria Tim Gubbins gathered before the media at the project’s new Ogan Road roundabout for a preview of the improvements. ew developments The Carpinteria developments in Highway 101’s consist of widening Linden Linden and Casitas Avenue to include three lanes, Pass project became sidewalks and bike lanes, and open for public use lengthening its on and off ramps today. to the freeway. They also include On Thursday morning, Gregg widening Casitas Pass Road Hart, Santa and adding new Barbara County To see streaming video on and off ramps, Association of extending Via Real GO TO Governments chair and Second newspress.com three quarters of a mile from east District county of Carpinteria supervisor; First Creek to Linden Avenue and District supervisor Das Williams; adding a roundabout, and Carpinteria Mayor Wade Nomura and Caltrans District 5 director Please see overpasses on A2 By JOSH GREGA
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A bipartisan group of law enforcement supporters raised American flags and pro-law enforcement signs in front of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Thursday afternoon.
‘Back the badge’ Pro-law enforcement rally at Sheriff’s Office headquarters
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group of enthusiastic law enforcement supporters brought signs and snacks for deputies at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Thursday afternoon. Event organizers set the rally for 1 p.m., but community members had already formed a crowd outside the main headquarters building at 12:30 p.m. Sheriff Bill Brown, sheriff’s human resources manager Bob Gonzales and multiple deputies took photos with the group and spoke with them briefly. Mr. Gonzales is also a former Santa Paula police chief. “I’ve been in law enforcement for 1,000 years, it seems like. This is the support that makes it
worthwhile,” Mr. Gonzales said. he asked. “In law enforcement, we always “Law enforcement,” the group get the negatives, and something chanted back. like this is really great for the “This is a nonpartisan event,” morale of the officers. I love being Santa Barbara County Republican here with these people. They’re Party Chairwoman Bobbi great people.” McGinnis said. “A group of patriots Deputies also showed their wanted to show support for law gratitude and support for the enforcement. We want to defend, group by honking their horns as not defund. We have Democrats, they drove by. Republicans and Event organizers To see streaming video Independents here, brought a pizza and we want people GO TO lunch for the know that we want newspress.com to deputies and carried our streets safe.” American flags and She noted that pro-law enforcement signs outside law enforcement officers were on the headquarters. the frontlines of the community “Back the badge,” “SBSO response to the Thomas Fire in curtails conflicts” and “Defend 2017 and the Montecito debris flow not defund” were among the in 2018. slogans emblazoned on the signs. “We’ve had how many One of the group members led dangerous fires over the last five a chant as deputies came out to years? Who are the people that greet them. “Who do we call? Who come and knock on your door? It’s do we trust? Who has our backs?” the sheriff and police department
that are the first to get there,” Ms. McGinnis said. As Ms. McGuiness spoke, a deputy drove, slowed down her car and thanked the group with a wave and a smile. “That’s why we’re doing this, right there,” one of the group members said. Event organizer Linda Foster added that she organized the event because she wanted to bring the community together to send a positive message. “All what we are is a bunch of patriots who want to come down and not make trouble and say, ‘We love you guys and we support you,’” Ms. Foster said. Alison Brainard, a 55-year Santa Barbara resident, agreed with Ms. Foster’s sentiment. “I think we need to support and defend our police department because they’ve been there for Please see rally on A2
At left, the group pushed back against calls to defund local police departments. At right, one group member led a pro law enforcement chant. “Who has our backs?” he asked the crowd. “Law enforcement,” they chanted back.
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Water main break floods streets in SB for vehicles to make their way through,” Chief Mercado told the News-Press. “There were several front loaders, and some dump ome Santa Barbara trucks to remove all the mud and residents living debris that had come through.” on Ladera, West In some areas, the mud Montecito and West reached six inches deep, and Gutierrez streets were made travel along any part of the woken up at 4:20 a.m. Thursday street or sidewalks impossible. to mud and debris spilling down Chief Mercado added that a 12roads and sidewalks. inch main is a “significant size” Firefighters went to the 300 and that the size was attributed block of Ladera Street and to the “large scale of mud that found water percolating through came off the hill.” the asphalt Ms. Lancy said in between a To see streaming video building inspectors condominium GO TO were on site early complex and newspress.com Thursday morning McKinley to assess any Elementary damage to the School, according properties. to Robert Mercado, battalion “(The break) did create a lot chief of the Santa Barbara City of mud, but luckily there was Fire Department. very, very minimal damage,” she The source was a 12-inch cast told the News-Press. “(Building iron pipe that was installed inspectors) did not have to issue in 1963, according to Theresa any kind of yellow or red tag and Lancy, the acting water there was no major property distribution superintendent. An emergency services worker damage. “These situations always show from the city was able to shut off the importance of investing in the main, significantly slowing our infrastructure,” Ms. Lancy the water flow at 5:15 a.m. added. “We are strategically “We identified Ladera Street moving forward in pipe was significantly impacted with mud, water and vegetation to the point where it was not passable Please see flooding on A8 By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
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